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Amit Shah-led govt panel wants to merge, add and prune central ministries

Panel, which includes Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajnath Singh, made the recommendation in keeping with Modi govt's 'minimum government, maximum governance' agenda.

Modi govt plans overhaul of IAS, IPS, IFS to modernise services, eliminate redundant posts

Govt has asked all ministries to prepare detailed profiles of the services, to synchronise the system with contemporary governance requirements.

SC rejects disability pension plea of soldier, says injury not linked to military service

SC said to claim disability pension, the injury or death of an Army man must be connected with military service, no matter how remote the connection might be. 

‘Upright’ Karnataka IAS officer transferred again — 4th time for taking on political class

Rohini Sindhuri, dubbed 'Lady Singham', has been transferred for allegedly refusing to divert nearly Rs 1,000 crore from the corpus fund of her department for flood relief.

UPSC question on secularism triggers debate on commission’s objectivity

Many have hailed the question as evidence of changing times in India, while others say it is subjective and leading, and an ‘ominous sign’.

No clarity on legality of electoral bonds as SC couldn’t decide case before assembly polls

In April, Supreme Court had said there wasn’t enough time before Lok Sabha polls for a detailed examination of electoral bonds.

Kejriwal wanted AIIMS-like revamp for Delhi govt hospitals. It’s a promise he’s yet to keep

Delhi govt adviser DDC highlighted ‘pathetic’ state of hospitals & made AIIMS-inspired suggestions. But despite Kejriwal’s Jan 2018 order, there’s been no change.

Ahead of polls, Haryana BJP govt enrols 80% farmers in PM’s pension scheme in a week

Haryana has enrolled nearly 4 lakh beneficiaries under PM-KMY, which is almost twice the number of beneficiaries enrolled in Bihar, the second-best performing state.

Rajeev Kumar defies CBI summons, files anticipatory bail plea again

The CBI, which is looking for Rajeev Kumar, sent out teams to his residence on Park Street in Kolkata and at a resort in South 24 Parganas district.

Senior IAS officer Anil Kumar Jain appointed as new Coal Secretary

A 1986-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Anil Kumar Jain succeeds Sumanta Chaudhuri.

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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?